Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-18
PAINT MAKING.
Kansas Paint Manufacturing Com
pany With Capital stock
Of $4,000. Making f200 Gallons Of Paint
Daily-To be Increased When Build
ing is Completed.

ing is Completed.
Some months ago Mr. George Krusz of
81 Louis, who has spent twenty years in
the paint business and who was operating
paint establishment in that city, decided
10 make an observation of the west with
the intention Of starting plant farther
west, ii the surroundings called fori it. He
visited Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska.
and Denver While they offered some in
ducements for such an enterprise he was
not thoroughly satisfied to make change.
Returning to St Louis with the intention
OF continuing business there, near two
months ago Mr. Steinhauser. Of Stein
hauser- Merkle who had heard Of his
looking for a more suitable lOca-
ton, called Oh him to talk Wichita
and Kansas. Mr.. Krusz had heard con
siderable of this section, and was easily
induced to give the matter an investiga-
ton. On his way to Wichita he stopped
at LeavenwOrth and Topeka, taking in
their Importance as manufacturing towns.
Reaching the city he made an investiga-
ton lasting some days, and then took a
trip down into the southwest and out
west. Returning he decided TO locate
here, and Immediately work was com
menced in organizing a company. 1t was
not long until the Kansas Paint Manufac-
turing company was organized, with a
capital stock of $4,000 Mr.
George r. Steinhouser is pres
ident, f. SteinhOuser vice-president.
II. II. Line, secretary and treasurer: Geo
krusz, expert and superintendent.
As soon as the organization was effected
Mr.. krusz returned to St Louis, closed
ont his business there and visiting Chi
cago and New York, purchased machinery
for the Wichita plant costing $4,000. No
time was lost in getting it here and put
ting it in place.
For the present the machinery is in the
third floor of the Steinhauser-Merkle build
ing. Work was commenced last Tuesday
and the plant is turning out over twelve
hundred gallons Of paint per day The
establishment gives employment to
fifteen hands. At present one
travelling man, Mr. Hamburg is on
the road and two more Will be added on
first of next month. The orders from the
city have been especially encouraging.
while the trade in the southwest and west
has been even more than could be ey-
pected Yesterdays mail from Winfield
and Caldwell brought good sized orders.
the result of seeing the price Hst of what
Wichita can do in the way Of manufactur
ing and whOleSaling points. This is q
feature quite encouraging to the company
and makes sure the improvement and in
crease Of capacity decided upon some
weeks ago. provided tie business come up
or went beyond expectations
The company is now making two grades
Of paints; al color, IN oil bulk form
They viii handle II dry rolcrS. ,.nd 10y the
tirs; OF next month viii have twenty car
loads al dry coiors Mr. kri-z stated w.
crdaN TO a reporter VIII" visited he plati,.
that paints CAR be manufactured - cheapv
here rs in St. Louis. He had figured on il
costing something more but happily found
he was mistaken.
The company will make perfectly pure
paints, ground in lin7eed oil lead and zinc /
making beautiful finish and more dura- |
Die than lead in oil. The machinery is of !
he latest improved Mr.. Krlsz claim. /
hat his ideas OF mixing paints are new /
and best chemistry on the subject is fol I
owed
The company is erectia- on the ,ooth /
side OF the Steinhauses-NerhIeb building a
.our story brick with a front Of fifty feet +
and one hundred and for,y feet deep The .
building has reached the second story and .
when completed will be entirely occupied |
~ the paint factory
The machinery viii be run by two TWEEN
y-ffvc horse power engines furnished with
team by a sixty horse power boiler
Kiln and crjlsher viii be added. and tie
machinery of the plant win be increased
'Osting not less than $1,000 They will
hen MAKE all varieties OF colors and
)e the largest paint notwithstanding
ompany west OF 81 Louis If not /
he largest wes1 Of Pittsburg Pennsylva-
ia. It is the only establishment Of the
,iHd in the state and the company is more
nd more pleased every day with the en-
erprl,e. They are daily filing good
'r'lers in the city, one of the most impor-
ant OF which is orders for the Burton Car
works
Machinery has already been ordered for
he plant. to be pat in the building now
icing erected. " hen work is commenced
With the increased capacity over fifty
lands viii be Employed The company
intend to make il one Of the most impor-
ant manufactures i'm the city